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Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars

Incident 1113: Financial Times Journalist Martin Wolf Reports AI-Generated Investment Scam Using His Likeness on Instagram and Facebook

“Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars”Latest Incident Report
ft.com2025-06-22

I have an alter ego or, as it is now known on the internet, an avatar. My avatar looks like me and sounds at least a bit like me. He pops up constantly on Facebook and Instagram. Colleagues who understand social media far better than I do h…

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Instagram ads mimicking BMO, EQ Bank are finance scams

Incident 1114: Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

“Instagram ads mimicking BMO, EQ Bank are finance scams”
bleepingcomputer.com2025-06-22

Instagram ads impersonating financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) are being used to target Canadian consumers with phishing scams and investment fraud.

Some ads use AI-powered deepfake videos in an …

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Fraudulent Ads Posing as Renowned Economist David Rosenberg Offer Bogus Investment Schemes

Incident 1115: Alleged Deepfake Investment Scam Uses Economist David Rosenberg's Likeness on Meta Platforms

“Fraudulent Ads Posing as Renowned Economist David Rosenberg Offer Bogus Investment Schemes”
brokersview.com2025-06-22

David Rosenberg, founder and CEO of Rosenberg Research, discovered that scammers were deceiving victims by posting investment advertisements under his name on social media.

Rosenberg is said to have discovered fake investment ads appearing …

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Selangor cops probe deepfake video falsely linking ex-IGP Acryl Sani to ‘Datuk’ money scam

Incident 1116: Alleged Deepfake Video Depicts Former Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah in Financial Misconduct Context

“Selangor cops probe deepfake video falsely linking ex-IGP Acryl Sani to ‘Datuk’ money scam”
malaymail.com2025-06-22

SHAH ALAM, June 22 — The police are investigating a viral video showing an individual resembling former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah, allegedly linked to the receipt of financial aid from a person with the title ‘…

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Scam alert: AI voice impersonation of one of WCPO's meteorologists

Incident 1112: Scammer Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone of WCPO Cincinnati Meteorologist in Facebook Fraud Attempts

“Scam alert: AI voice impersonation of one of WCPO's meteorologists”
wcpo.com2025-06-21

CINCINNATI --- A scammer is impersonating the voice of one of our WCPO 9 meteorologists in messages online using AI software.

A fake account purporting to be Jennifer Ketchmark is making friend requests on Facebook, and then asking for mone…

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About the Database

The AI Incident Database is dedicated to indexing the collective history of harms or near harms realized in the real world by the deployment of artificial intelligence systems. Like similar databases in aviation and computer security, the AI Incident Database aims to learn from experience so we can prevent or mitigate bad outcomes.

You are invited to submit incident reports, whereupon submissions will be indexed and made discoverable to the world. Artificial intelligence will only be a benefit to people and society if we collectively record and learn from its failings. (Learn More)

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AI Incident Roundup – April and May 2025

By Daniel Atherton

2025-06-16

Our review newsletter recapping new incident IDs in the AI Incident Database and looking at the trends. 🗄 Trending in the AIID Across April ...

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Incident Report Submission Leaderboards

These are the persons and entities credited with creating and submitted incident reports. More details are available on the leaderboard page.

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    Daniel Atherton

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    Anonymous

    144
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    Khoa Lam

    93
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    Daniel Atherton

    579
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    Khoa Lam

    230
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    Anonymous

    206
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    Daniel Atherton

    2416
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    Anonymous

    927
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    Khoa Lam

    456
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